Founded in 1980, the JGSGW includes members from Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC. Our programs are as diverse as our members' interests. Resources include the largest Jewish Genealogical Reference Library in the areas that we serve. JGSGW has hosted six conferences on Jewish genealogy.

Dedicated to our early German ancestors who arrived in America and for the Society's purposes includes New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia, and the Carolinas.